The Author said 10 years, 3 months ago:

So I was answering a question on plastic surgery elsewhere on the site, and I thought it would be an interesting conversation to have.

Just to warn you in advance, these are my views and they’re pretty strong:

Question:
Have you ever considered having plastic surgery?

Answer:
“Definitely not. I’m not “perfect”, but there’s only one thing I’d change about my appearance: a tiny scar above my top lip that makes it look like I missed a patch shaving. To be honest, I regard cosmetic surgeons as unethical money-grabbing weakness-exploiting dirtbags, and very different to their reconstructive surgeon counterparts.

That’s not to say that people who get plastic surgery are weak – not at all. It is a natural human thing to doubt yourself. I have huge trouble thinking of myself as attractive, and everyone else I’ve ever known is the same. And a plastic surgeon is the wanker who takes one look at you and says “yes, you’re right, this, this and that are all wrong with how you look.” Fuck them. If they had consciences, they’d say “you’re unique, and you might not like that aspect of yourself, but there’s someone out there who loves you, and who loves ALL OF YOU.”

So yeah… that prompted an excessively strong response. Sorry if I’ve offended anyone there.”

The Author said 10 years, 3 months ago:

Exactly. I mean, the media certainly has a role to play too, in eating disorders and general dysmorphia. When you get women who look like Rosie Jones and men who look like Hugh Jackman thrown at you as if they’re all the norm, it’s going to wear you down eventually. But I haven’t heard many people say that they want to get xyz surgery JUST to look like xyz celebrity.

Generally, they’ve been told somewhere on the line that they’re not good enough, that thought has manifested, and they’re convinced that the celebrity is what they should look like.

The most beautiful girl I know isn’t a Rosie Jones, but she’s someone who’s got the loveliest smile I’ve ever damn well seen. And yes, she has things that society seems to view as “imperfections”, but they just make her more perfect and unique. A good smile tends to make someone look better than any amount of silicone – there should be more comedians and less cosmetic surgeons.

Gymbunny said 10 years, 3 months ago:

Well for me i have always had body issues, like my weight fluctuating up and down (sadly up at the moment). i am 19 5’2, and have quite large uh boobies you can say? so i’m not looking for a breast enhancement but a breastlift. Because of my large bust and my fluctuating weight they have always been a victim of gravity, and it saddens me because i can’t wear certain clothes and such and always have to wear a bra otherwise they hang like a lifeless flag. So at the end of the day if you want to change one thing about yourself, and if that will make you happier than i say do it…like in my case getting my boobs lifted. but the moment it becomes an obsession, like women who constantly get procedures done to fit the perfect ideal of a woman then i say it’s unhealthy and wrong. So in that sense media is the one to blame.

The Author said 10 years, 2 months ago:

Well, from a guy point of view, there’s nothing wrong with unusual or different features as a rule. EVERYONE has something that they feel insecure, but rarely does that on its own make them unattractive.

As to small boobs… 90% of straight guys would tell you that boobs are boobs are boobs. The other 9% are probably overly self-obsessed, think that women exist solely for their pleasure, and are not worthy. And the other 1% will be plastic surgeons/media moguls who tell you that your small boobs are not good enough.

Believe in yourself. Confidence is as sexy as boobs, and far sexier than silicone.

The Author said 10 years, 2 months ago:

@Saima, it’s certainly true for me, and for most of the guys I know. It’ll never be reflective of every guy out there of course – what is? – but as a general rule of thumb, guy’s'll look down a top for a few minutes (unless they get caught out before that) but will gaze at a smile all day (or longer).

The less of an issue you find your chest, the less of an issue everyone else will find it.

Having watched a documentary on plastic surgery in Venezuela, I found the culture of plastic surgery being a young woman’s duty to be sickening. They were so obsessed with trying to “create perfection” that they forgot something vital: to the vaguely sentient human being, the little “imperfections” (a wildly inaccurate term, but the one they’d use in Venezuela) are the things that make an individual interesting, unique, and – most importantly – human. Don’t ever worry about something like small boobs, because the less of an issue they are to do, the less of an issue they’ll be to everyone else

melissayoung said 8 years, 2 months ago:

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